Creative Belli Challenge #90

All the papers and diecuts and cardbase are all from Creative Cuts and More. I stamped a Studio G cupcake for my image and added the cherry embellishment (from Michael's dollar bin. Loved the pretty colors in this great design paper and loved that the cardbase was already punched and ready to go. Hope you join us over at Creative Belli Challenge with your card for this week. :Link your card to Mr. Linky and you might be the winner of a great prize from Creative Cuts and More, the sponsor for this challenge.

Color Dare 65

These colors this week were so fun. They are baja breeze, pumpkin pie, ruby red, and kiwi kiss.

The stamps I used are from  Mark's Finest Papers, the light blue paper is colorcore cardstock "Vintage Collection. I embossed it and then sanded it. I added primas and brads along with this green vine trim.

I hope you will join us over at the color dare challenge this week and link your beauties to Mr. Linky.

MFP Rose for the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge

This is for the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge using a favorite flower.I love a single rose and this rose from Mark's Finest Papers is my favorite to stamp. I colored it with my copic markers. The embossed back panels are done on core'dinations and then sanded to see the underlying color. I'm still busy making Mother's Day cards for all the special moms and friends who are wonderful moms.

Honoring our Mothers

The challenge for today's Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge was to make a Mother's Day card. I used a piece of core'dinations textured paper to emboss and sand for the background panel. Then I used the Embrace Life set from Stampin' Up for the flowers and the sentiment is also from Stampin' Up. I colored on the flowers that were stamped onto sweet blush from Paper Trey Inks and then colored it dimensionally with my copic makers. The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch.

Save the date-May 1st

I hope I'm not bugging you too much, but I just want to get the word out this week that the challenges over on Mark's Finest Papers' Blog starts May 1st. We want everyone to come by and check out all the weekly challenges that will be appearing on the blog and check out any surprises and new sneak peeks that may be a part of the fun.
I can't believe how much Mark's Finest Papers has grown in just the few months of its operations. You will find unique stamps, wonderful papers, and charming embellishments. Join us in the fun and do the challenges along with us.

More New Things over at Mark's Finest Papers

I used one of the new sets coming out in May from Mark's Finest Papers called Tropical Vacation for rhis card for SCS's Ways to Use Challenge today.  Having lived on the Texas Gulf Coast all of my life, I really fell in love with this set. Something else that is a new happening involving Mark's Finest Papers is the new challenge blog that will feature other sneak peeks at all the exciting things to come from Mark's Finest Papers. The new blog called "Speedy the Cat's Friends" will begin on May 1st. I look forward to being on the design team for the blog and I hope all my followers on this blog will check things out over there in May. I'll keep you posted on more details next week. You won't want to miss out on the fun.

Color Dare 64

This week's colors of old olive, summer sun, and certainly celery. I thought these colors were perfect for this set from Mark's Finest Papers called Daffodils and Anise. It just seems to scream "SPRING!" I hope you will join us in this week's challenge and link your card to Mr. Linky here.